Scunthorpe (UK Parliament constituency)

Scunthorpe
Scunthorpe
County constituency; for the House of Commons
	Boundaries since 2024
	Boundary of Scunthorpe in Yorkshire and the Humber
County	North Lincolnshire
Electorate	60,345 (December 2019)
Major settlements	Scunthorpe, Messingham, Bottesford, Kirton in Lindsey
Current constituency
Created	1997
Member of Parliament	Nic Dakin
Seats	One
Created from	Glanford & Scunthorpe

Scunthorpe is a constituency^{[n 1]} represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2024 by Nic Dakin, a member of the Labour Party, when he regained his seat from Conservative Party politician Holly Mumby-Croft during the 2024 election.^{[n 2]}

Boundaries

Map of 2010-2024 boundaries

Historic

1997–2010: The Borough of Scunthorpe, and the Borough of Glanford wards of Bottesford Central, Bottesford East, Bottesford West, Kirton, Messingham, and South Ancholme.

2010–2024: The Borough of North Lincolnshire wards of Ashby, Bottesford, Brumby, Crosby and Park, Frodingham, Kingsway with Lincoln Gardens, Ridge, and Town.

Current

The 2023 periodic review of Westminster constituencies defined the constituency as being composed of the following wards of the District of North Lincolnshire as they existed on 1 December 2020:

Ashby; Bottesford; Brumby; Burringham and Gunness; Burton upon Stather and Winterton; Crosby and Park; Frodingham; Kingsway with Lincoln Gardens; Ridge; and Town.^[2]

Seat expanded to bring its electorate within the permitted range by adding the Burringham and Gunness, and Burton upon Stather and Winterton wards (as they existed in 2020) from Brigg and Goole (abolished).

Following a local government boundary review which came into effect in May 2023,^[3]^[4] the constituency now comprises the following wards of the District of North Lincolnshire from the 2024 general election:

Ashby Central ; Ashby Lakeside; Bottesford; Brigg & Wolds (parish of Cadney); Broughton & Scawby (parish of Scawby); Brumby; Burringham & Gunness; Burton upon Stather & Winterton (except parishes of Appleby and Roxby cum Risby); Crosby & Park; Frodingham; Kingsway with Lincoln Gardens; Messingham; Ridge; Town.^[5]

The constituency comprises the town of Scunthorpe itself, together with the communities of Bottesford, Yaddlethorpe, Messingham, Kirton-in-Lindsey, Redbourne, Hibaldstow, Cadney, Burton upon Stather, Winterton and surrounding hamlets and rural areas.

History

Although there was talk in a local newspaper in the 1930s that the town of Scunthorpe should have a parliamentary constituency named after it, it was only after the boundary reviews implemented in 1997 that a constituency of this name was created. Previous incarnations of a constituency containing the steel town and small towns and villages around it had been called (going backwards in time) Glanford and Scunthorpe, Brigg and Scunthorpe, and Brigg.

Constituency profile

Results to date indicate that the constituency has changed since creation from a safe seat for the Labour Party created at the incoming election for Prime Minister Tony Blair to somewhat of a marginal majority area for the party.

In statistics

The constituency consists of Census Output Areas of a local government district with: a working population whose income is below the national average and slightly higher than average reliance upon social housing.^[6] At the end of 2012 the unemployment rate in the constituency stood as 5.7% of the population claiming jobseekers allowance, compared to the regional average of 4.7%.^[7] The borough contributing to the seat had a middling 20.7% of its population without a car, 26.2% of the population without qualifications and 19.5% with level 4 qualifications or above. In terms of tenure 69.5% of homes are owned outright or on a mortgage as at the 2011 census across the district.^[8]

Members of Parliament

Nic Dakin was elected in the 2010 general election with a lower share of the vote than achieved under the Blair Ministry by his predecessor, with 39.5% of the votes.

Glanford & Scunthorpe prior to 1997

	Member^[9]	Party
1997	Elliot Morley	Labour
2010	Nic Dakin	Labour
2019	Holly Mumby-Croft	Conservative
2024	Nic Dakin	Labour

Elections

Elections in the 2020s

General election 2024: Scunthorpe^[10]^[11]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Nic Dakin	15,484	39.7	+4.8
	Conservative	Holly Mumby-Croft	11,942	30.6	−25.7
	Reform UK	Darren Haley	8,163	20.9	+16.6
	Green	Nick Cox	1,218	3.1	+1.3
	Independent	Abdul R Butt	1,202	3.1	N/A
	Liberal Democrats	Cahal Burke	942	2.4	−0.2
	Heritage	Scott Curtis	100	0.3	N/A
Majority			3,542	9.1	N/A
Turnout			39,051	52.6	−11.0
Registered electors			74,263
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing	15.3

Elections in the 2010s

2019 notional result^[12]
Party		Vote	%
	Conservative	26,616	56.3
	Labour	16,483	34.9
	Brexit Party	2,044	4.3
	Liberal Democrats	1,249	2.6
	Green	866	1.8

Turnout		47,258	63.6
Electorate		74,278

General election 2019: Scunthorpe^[13]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Holly Mumby-Croft	20,306	53.8	+10.3
	Labour	Nic Dakin	13,855	36.7	−15.3
	Brexit Party	Jerry Gorman	2,044	5.4	N/A
	Liberal Democrats	Ryk Downes	875	2.3	+0.9
	Green	Peter Dennington	670	1.8	N/A
Majority			6,451	17.1	N/A
Turnout			37,750	60.9	−4.4
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing	+12.8

General election 2017: Scunthorpe^[14]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Nic Dakin	20,916	52.0	+10.3
	Conservative	Holly Mumby-Croft	17,485	43.5	+10.3
	UKIP	Andy Talliss	1,247	3.1	−14.0
	Liberal Democrats	Ryk Downes	554	1.4	−0.7
Majority			3,431	8.5	0.0
Turnout			40,202	65.3	+7.6
	Labour hold		Swing	0.0

General election 2015: Scunthorpe^[15]^[16]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Nic Dakin	15,393	41.7	+2.2
	Conservative	Jo Gideon	12,259	33.2	+0.6
	UKIP	Stephen Howd	6,329	17.1	+12.5
	Independent	Des Comerford	1,097	3.0	N/A
	Green	Martin Dwyer	887	2.4	+1.3
	Liberal Democrats	Simon Dodd	770	2.1	−16.2
	Independent	Paul Elsom	206	0.6	N/A
Majority			3,134	8.5	+1.6
Turnout			36,941	57.7	−1.0
	Labour hold		Swing	+0.8

General election 2010: Scunthorpe^[17]^[18]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Nic Dakin	14,640	39.5	−12.5
	Conservative	Caroline Johnson	12,091	32.6	+5.8
	Liberal Democrats	Neil Poole	6,774	18.3	+1.2
	UKIP	Jane Collins	1,686	4.6	+0.5
	BNP	Douglas Ward	1,447	3.9	N/A
	Green	Natalie Hurst	396	1.1	N/A
Majority			2,549	6.9	−20.5
Turnout			37,034	58.7	+4.3
	Labour hold		Swing	-9.2

Elections in the 2000s

General election 2005: Scunthorpe^[19]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Elliot Morley	17,355	53.1	−6.7
	Conservative	Julian Sturdy	8,392	25.7	−3.2
	Liberal Democrats	Neil Poole	5,556	17.0	+7.6
	UKIP	David Baxendale	1,361	4.2	N/A
Majority			8,963	27.4	−3.5
Turnout			32,664	54.3	−2.0
	Labour hold		Swing	-1.7

General election 2001: Scunthorpe^[20]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Elliot Morley	20,096	59.8	−0.6
	Conservative	Bernard Theobald	9,724	28.9	+2.6
	Liberal Democrats	Bob Tress	3,156	9.4	+1.0
	Independent	Michael Cliff	347	1.0	N/A
	Independent	David Patterson	302	0.9	N/A
Majority			10,372	30.9	−3.2
Turnout			33,625	56.3	−12.5
	Labour hold		Swing	-1.6

Elections in the 1990s

General election 1997: Scunthorpe^[21]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Elliot Morley	25,107	60.4
	Conservative	Martyn Fisher	10,934	26.3
	Liberal Democrats	Gordon Smith	3,497	8.4
	Referendum	Paul Smith	1,637	3.9
	Socialist Labour	Brian Hopper	399	1.0
Majority			14,173	34.1
Turnout			41,574	68.8
	Labour win (new seat)

Notes

^ A county constituency (for the purposes of election expenses and type of returning officer)
^ As with all constituencies, the constituency elects one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system of election at least every five years.

References

^ "Constituency data: electorates – House of Commons Library". Parliament UK. 15 June 2020. Retrieved 22 July 2020.
^ "The 2023 Review of Parliamentary Constituency Boundaries in England – Volume two: Constituency names, designations and composition – Yorkshire and the Humber | Boundary Commission for England". boundarycommissionforengland.independent.gov.uk. Retrieved 22 June 2024.
^ LGBCE. "North Lincolnshire | LGBCE". www.lgbce.org.uk. Retrieved 14 April 2024.
^ "The North Lincolnshire (Electoral Changes) Order 2022".
^ "New Seat Details - Scunthorpe". www.electoralcalculus.co.uk. Retrieved 14 April 2024.
^ "Local statistics – Office for National Statistics". ons.gov.uk.
^ Unemployment claimants by constituency The Guardian
^ "2011 census interactive maps". Archived from the original on 29 January 2016.
^ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "S" (part 2)
^ "Scunthorpe results". BBC News. Retrieved 8 July 2024.
^ "General Election 2024 – live updates". North Lincolnshire Council. 4 July 2024. Retrieved 8 July 2024.
^ "Notional results for a UK general election on 12 December 2019". Rallings & Thrasher, Professor David Denver (Scotland), Nicholas Whyte (NI) for Sky News, PA, BBC News and ITV News. UK Parliament. Retrieved 11 July 2024.
^ "North Lincolnshire Council | General Election 2019 candidates for Scunthorpe". Retrieved 25 November 2019.
^ "Scunthorpe parliamentary constituency". BBC News.
^ "Election Data 2015". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 17 October 2015. Retrieved 17 October 2015.
^ "Scunthorpe". BBC News. Retrieved 14 May 2015.
^ "Election Data 2010". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 26 July 2013. Retrieved 17 October 2015.
^ "UK > England > Yorkshire and the Humber > Scunthorpe". Election 2010. BBC. 7 May 2010. Retrieved 12 May 2010.
^ "Election Data 2005". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
^ "Election Data 2001". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
^ "Election Data 1997". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.

External links

Scunthorpe UK Parliament constituency (boundaries April 1997 – April 2010) at MapIt UK
Scunthorpe UK Parliament constituency (boundaries April 2010 – May 2024) at MapIt UK
Scunthorpe UK Parliament constituency (boundaries from June 2024) at MapIt UK

53°34′N 0°38′W / 53.57°N 0.63°W / 53.57; -0.63

[2] A county constituency (for the purposes of election expenses and type of returning officer)

[3] As with all constituencies, the constituency elects one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system of election at least every five years.

[1] "Constituency data: electorates – House of Commons Library". Parliament UK. 15 June 2020. Retrieved 22 July 2020.

[4] "The 2023 Review of Parliamentary Constituency Boundaries in England – Volume two: Constituency names, designations and composition – Yorkshire and the Humber | Boundary Commission for England". boundarycommissionforengland.independent.gov.uk. Retrieved 22 June 2024.

[5] LGBCE. "North Lincolnshire | LGBCE". www.lgbce.org.uk. Retrieved 14 April 2024.

[6] "The North Lincolnshire (Electoral Changes) Order 2022".

[7] "New Seat Details - Scunthorpe". www.electoralcalculus.co.uk. Retrieved 14 April 2024.

[8] "Local statistics – Office for National Statistics". ons.gov.uk.

[9] Unemployment claimants by constituency The Guardian

[10] "2011 census interactive maps". Archived from the original on 29 January 2016.

[rayment-11] Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "S" (part 2)

[12] "Scunthorpe results". BBC News. Retrieved 8 July 2024.

[13] "General Election 2024 – live updates". North Lincolnshire Council. 4 July 2024. Retrieved 8 July 2024.

[14] "Notional results for a UK general election on 12 December 2019". Rallings & Thrasher, Professor David Denver (Scotland), Nicholas Whyte (NI) for Sky News, PA, BBC News and ITV News. UK Parliament. Retrieved 11 July 2024.

[15] "North Lincolnshire Council | General Election 2019 candidates for Scunthorpe". Retrieved 25 November 2019.

[16] "Scunthorpe parliamentary constituency". BBC News.

[electoralcalculus2015-17] "Election Data 2015". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 17 October 2015. Retrieved 17 October 2015.

[2015_result-18] "Scunthorpe". BBC News. Retrieved 14 May 2015.

[electoralcalculus2010-19] "Election Data 2010". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 26 July 2013. Retrieved 17 October 2015.

[20] "UK > England > Yorkshire and the Humber > Scunthorpe". Election 2010. BBC. 7 May 2010. Retrieved 12 May 2010.

[electoralcalculus2005-21] "Election Data 2005". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.

[electoralcalculus2001-22] "Election Data 2001". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.

[electoralcalculus1997-23] "Election Data 1997". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.

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